Harira (lamb and Bean Soup)

"My Moroccaine neighbor made this soup for me last year and it has become my absolute favorite. I enjoy it so much I usually triple the recipe to have enough to freeze. It's a hearty, peppery, Mediteranean soup."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 30mins
Ingredients:
19
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Add olive oil and butter to a large, heavy pot and brown the meat.
  • Add the onion and clery and saute until soft, add tomato paste, tomato puree, HALF of the chopped parsley and cilantro, all spices, water, lentils and garbanzo beans.
  • Simmer for about 40 minutes or until the lentils are tender.
  • Stir in the flour/water mixture to thicken.
  • Stir continually and add the remaining cilantro and parsley.
  • Cook an additional 10 minutes.
  • Remove cinnamon stick.
  • Adjust seasonings if necessary.
  • Serve hot.

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Reviews

  1. This is very good cold weather fare. Rich and satisfying.I confess I didn't have lamb but shoulder of venison stood in very well. Also, because we're snowed in I didn't have any fresh cilantro. I will try it with cilantro next time. I also wondered whether it could be made without the tomato flavour, (DH is not partial to tomato anything)and substitute a little lemon juice or tamarind? Still, I like this very much.
     
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I moved to South Florida from a small town in Upstate New York about 7 years ago. When we arrived we learned to play a French game called Petanque. Many members of our club are French chefs who retired from New York City. Through my association with them I have learned many wonderful recipes and techniques. My favorite coobook is actually an old series of cookbooks called "The Southern Heritage" by Southern Living. The books are categorized by topic and give a brief history and multiple variations of each recipe.
 
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